Workshop: Surveying Biodiversity in your Garden
This hands-on workshop is designed to demystify the world of recording and biodiversity surveys. Getting to know the species in your garden is fun and rewarding. Taking the next step to submitting records can help immensely in our understanding of how species are being affected by environmental changes, and inform our efforts to improve biodiversity.
We will look at a range of survey methods for different invertebrates with hands-on experience with equipment used for invertebrate surveys. This session is ideal for anyone who is interested in species identification and getting started with biological surveying.
Together we will explore:
Getting started with identification
A range of survey methods including light traps, PoMs FIT (Flower-Insect Timed) Count and pond dipping
Hands-on experience with equipment
Collecting data and submitting records
You will leave the session feeling confident in taking the next steps in biological recording, what surveys work for you in your context and how you will conduct them.
Open to all from individuals with private gardens to community gardens, allotments and shared green spaces.
We will be spending some time outside in the garden so please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.
Meet Sarah
Sarah’s foremost interest is in natural history, studying the plants and animals through observation in the field - a pastime that is open to everybody! Sarah enjoys learning how to identify species and develop an understanding of the relationships between organisms within an ecosystem. Sarah has a particular interest in moths and has undertaken close to 100 moth surveys in London and led the Moth Biodiversity project at Walworth Garden in 2022.
Most recently, Sarah has been working as a Warden on lowland heathland during the ground-nesting bird breeding season. Prior to this, she was a Garden and Plant Centre Supervisor at Walworth Garden.
You can find Sarah on Instagram at @creature_films
Price: £85
Note for Southwark residents: Looking to book a free place? Unfortunately, our limited quota of free places for the 2023-24 academic year have now been claimed. We will be releasing a refreshed number of free places, along with a new calendar of workshops, in Autumn 2024 so please check back then. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on social media, at the bottom of this page, to be notified.
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